Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Benadryl/Motrin/Rolaids/Tylenol Recall

  A broad recall of several widely used medications could affect you.  McNeil Consumer Healthcare is recalling Benadryl and Motrin products for children.  The voluntary recall of nearly 5 million boxes of medicine is due to what the company calls "insufficiencies" in the manufacturing process.  This latest decision affects 4 million packages of Benadryl allergy tablets and 800,000 bottles of Junior Strength Motrin caplets. Although the medicines are not dangerous, the recall is underway at a drugstore near you.   
The specific products involved in the recall are Children's Benadryl Allergy Fastmelt Tablets, grape flavor, code number 50580-347-18 and Junior Strength Motrin 24 count, code number 50580-498-24.  Other products affected by the recall are Rolaids Extra Strength Softchews, cherry flavor, 36 count package with code number 50580-741-36 as well as three Tylenol Cold Multi-Symptom liquid products, with code numbers 50580-257-08, 50580-351-08 and 50580-269-08. If you have these products in your medicine cabinet, a spokesperson with the company says it's perfectly safe to keep using them.
  For more information, call the Consumer Care Center at 888-222-6036 between 8am and 8pm Monday through Friday and 9am to 5pm Saturday and Sunday.  You an also get more details at the McNeil Consumer Healthcare website by clicking here:   http://www.mcneilproductrecall.com/

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